Distributing and cut-off valve of fluid-pressure motors.



T. w. NICHOLS. DISTRIBUTING AND CUT-OFF VALVE 0F FLUID PRESSURE MOTORS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. I916- Patented Dec.3,1918.

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Invenbar Thomas winter Michal/.9

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T. w. NICHOLS. DISTRIBUTING AND CUT-OFF VALVE 0F FLUID PRESSURE MOTORS;

' APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1916- 1 1,286,725. Patented Dec. 3,1918.

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Inventor 7700mm Minterfltchobs y his attorney PETERS m. Pnowunm. vunmcmm a T. W. NICHOLS.

DISTRIBUTING AND CUT-OFF VALVE 0F FLUID PRESSURE MOTORS.

Arrucumn man FEB. 16. l9l6.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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. In uemfiar Thomas flhnter flzlaholls Ugh/1'15 attorney m 1).: mums rnmrs m, rnmu'um. munmcmn.

THOMAS WINTER missions; or DURHAM, ENGLAND.

YDISTRIIBUTING AND our-ore'V LV or imumamnssnnis MOTORS.

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V Bent. known .that I, THOMAS; WINTER M n ons, .a subject of the King of England,

residing at .Gateshead, Durham, England,

have invented icertain new and useful .Im

. p lovements in the Distributingand Cut-OH? Valves of Fluid-Pressure Motors, of which the followingis a specification; I

v This invention .consists ofimprovements in or relating itoitlie distributing and .eut-ofi valvesof .fiuid pressure motors of that type in which the movement .of the distributing valve 'is ..control.led.jby. .the movement of the eut-Qotf .valve, said two valves .being disposed in separate chambers divided a Y,ported partition.

1' rim ,primary. ,feature of the inventionicomprises a novel disposition of .ports' in .the partition ,between the containing chambers of lthe distributing. and, cut-.ofl? valves, these I ports .being disposed in particular relation to .the distributing valve, and being controlled byzthecll'teofi' valve. iT1hese portsLcomprise in combination main inlet ports, auxiliary ports, entering 'the -dis tributing valve. hamber at extreme oppo- I i site ends .thereoffor the Lpurposelof admitting and exhausting the motive fluid which lolperateslthe distributing valve, other .aux- 1ary .ports'.-also entering said chamber but .at' points m ore removed from. its .ends for I theipurpose of admitting and exhausting motive fluid adapted to 4 maintain a :constant fluid pressure on .the ,distributinglvalve to insure steady ,and certain working thereof, together With further ports intermediate those mentionedand means foncouplingthe auxiliary and intermediate ports together in pairs whereby .thelformer may .serve alternatelyziffor inlet, .and exhaust of the motive The invention fur'ther consists in a novel construction .orflarrangementof valve for regulating the supply of motive fiu'idito the cut-ofi v'alveandfin a novel-combinationof saidregula'ting valve with -.a stop-valve .a'll as'Lhereinagifter fullvdescribed with reference to-it-he, accompanvingfirawings forming ,pall

oithPis "specification .and wherein.:,

- ,1Figure-\1, is.a vertical section on the'center' linezof the valve casings. Fig.2 a'horizontal.

section on "the line DD of Fig. 1, "Fig.2

a verticalssection on the line E.E of

4 -,-is, an elevation ion {the oint' faceand the. va1veface with the cut-.ofi' valve re- S'pecificationof Letters Patent.

A a Patented fDec. 3,1918. Application filed February 16,1916. Serial No. 78,633.

vations on the face of a they relieving piston I With the ports in different positions. iFig. .1s.a section corresponding gto Fig. ,2 showing a modification in which a regulating valve is combined ,with'thestop. valve and Fig. 8 is .a section,- on the line FF of :Fig. E7.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. l

through .portsbetween the distributing valve casing and the pump or engine not shown) to wh ch the valve mechanism is applied.

The cut-off valvex8 issof the 1D slide-valve type andacentral .port 38 in the partition face serves as the, steam admission ;port and steam ports ,10 and :11 leading tot-the distributing-valve -0hamber .are located on each side of sa'idcen'tral .port 38, a 'portway. 38 L (Figs. -.1 and 5;). .being provided in the underside -:of vthe valveg8 so that the movement-of said val-veSphts each'steamport I0, llalternatel; in communication with the steam "ad-- mission or central ,port 38. Near on'e-side of the .c-ut-ofl valve chamber two small ports 39 and 4:0 are ,provided in the valve face one being in communication with the upper end of the ..distri but-ing-valve *chamber, and the other with the lower end of the same chamber. The position of these ports is such that theport :39 is uncovered ;and open to admit steam at the top of the'distributing valve chamber for moving the valve downward .thereinwhen the :cut-ofi' valve Sis at the bottom of its stroke, and the port 40 uncovered to admit steam to force the distributing ,valve upward when the cut-off valve is at thetop of its stroke. There-are also ,two small-intermediate ports 41 and 42 betweentthe ports .39 a d 40, preferably Lin i the lowerione42 of the pair-is covered b'y' thecen'tralring .5 ,of the distributing valve- H whenthe latter isxat the bottom of its stroke,

and the upper one 41. is similarly covered.

when the valve is. at the top of its stroke, the latter. ,positionpbein-g shown in F g.1. In the face of the cut-01f valvea groove is out Which provides communication between the two upper small ports 39 and 41 when the cut-otfyalve is at the top of its stroke, and

another similar groove 44 provides communication between the tWo lower small ports '40 and, 42'when the cut-off valve is at thebottom of its stroke.

Theports 39 and 40 thus serve alternately for inlet and exhaust, the latter taking place'to the atmosphere by means of the main exhaust port 17 having the outlet 17 Near theother side of thevalve-chamber are also foursmall ports;

4 45,46, 47 and48in the partition face, the

V exactly simi v 42, but the end or outer ports 45 and 46 open into the distributing-valve chamber at I two central portsf47- and 48 being arranged ar to the central'ports 41 and a certain distancefrom the ends of the cham her, so that they are covered by the end'rings 4 and 6 of the distributing-valve when the latter is at the top and'bottom of its stroke respectively, the former position being shown inFig. 3. The object otthese ports 45 and 46 is to admit additional steam to the ends of thedistributing valve chamber to insure a constant pressure on the valve tending to keep same steady and certain in itssaction although there may be some leakage past the valve rings or pistons 4, 5 nd 6 to the exhaust 17 due to wear of said' rings. The

upper one 45 of this pair of'outerports? is so arranged that it rem ains "un'coered and open to'steam except when the cut-off valve is at the top of its stroke, and the lower one46 is arranged to remain uncoveredand open to i bottom of its stroke.

formed in the cut-ofl'valve whichprovide haust; j

steam exceptwhen the cut-off valve isatthe' Grooves 49 and 50 are communication between the two, upper ports 45 and 47 and'thetwol'ower ports lti'amt 48 res'pecti-vely when the cut-ofl valve isiat the top and bottom'of its stroke; sothat these ports also'serv'e alternately for inlet and ex- In orderto'insure also thatfthe'fulllsteam pressure is always maintained in the cums valvecha'mber for admission toth'e portways 39am 40;communicatingwith each end of the distributing-valve chamber, while the pressure in the steam cylinder may be varied, provide a steam supply chamber 51 1h communication with ,lthemain steam inlet 32Qand having'diret communication with the cut ofl va'lvejchambenbyineansl of a passage33jand also. with. the steam; admission panes to the D slide valve 8 by passage;

' 52. i In the latter passage'orcommunication .1 Y tl?ema a ve 3 qf n' as" of the 'p ston. type) with means of adjust,

ment from; the 'outsideso that, the supply I of' s te'am to' said stearn admission port 38 can be. regulated to suit the duty-required in theste'am cylinder. "1

The cut-ofi valve Onass s-amen a the center line of the valve spindle 19, and the ports 39,, 40, 41, 42, 45, 4e, 47 and 48 are drilled at right angles to the valve face and to the cover of the cut-ofif valve chamber, or the end covers of the distributing valve chambenno plugs being required for stopping the ends of the ports since any ';open' holes are shutiofi? by the covers, and the ports are thus easily examined and cleaned.

I also provide acut-'ofi? control and pres sure" relief valve comprising a piston 20 working in akc ylinder 21 formed in the cutofl valve chamber cover 3 and bearing'on the outer face of the cut-off valve 8 to relieve the steam prcssure'existing in the cut-off valve chamber on said outer face of the valve; i

this being effected by providing the piston with a flange 20 extended slightly beyond the edge of the piston against which flange between the point of cut-off asset by the v valve 8' andzero; For this purpose a hole 24'is drilled in' the'side of the "piston 20 'oinj ing'a "slot 25 formedinthe face of the piston and agsuitableshaped groove 26 is cut in the back ofthe valve 8, a port 27 being formed through the valve from said groove to the face of'thevalve and communicating with the lower main steam port l l af ter' cut-ofi' hastalmn place. Similar provision is made in rhepistonjand'valve for communicating,

with the upper main-steam port 10,*the parts being numbered 28, 29 order mentioned above.

30 and 31 inithe The slots '25 'and 2-9 do not"coin1 nunic ate with the grooves 26an'd 30 when the fixed maximumv cut-otf'aslset by thecut-ofl' valve 1 with full expansion is'required (see Fig. 6) but by rotating the piston 2Q,. said slots 25 and 28 jaie placed more or less inctgmmuni cation with fsaid grooves ires'pectivelytand the required amountot steam is 5 admitted through ports 27 and 31 to the-main cylinder after cut-ofthas'taken place-by the valve 8 as showngin Figs. (S and tlFth' fb' m is themidexp s o an thema ter the no expansion position of the piston 20. By these'means the fixed cut-offlof valve SIc'an. be reduced to, zero or any intermediate ex ent f s The piston 20 is separate from the rod or spindle 22whicn1atterihasa flange 54 provided with a'rectangular boss'i55 lfitting into i i a socket in the back of the" piston. A

t eatres pninter.;56.1vvith ageanted i'b0SS.; 5:7 is provided on :a zsgua-red part of lthe .spindle 2'2, so that the piston 2.0 :may :be adj usteditmthe idesired 'cut-aofi. i 5 .lin sl ligsa'i ;and;8 a construction'isishown in: which :a iregulating-valvezis arranged in icombi nationflwith: anstop-valvea in "such a manner-thatthelatter valve is always open before ;:any opening of the iregulatingwalve occurs. in this form theregulating-valve .i 8.-is joined .to ?tl1G stop-valve :59. by aspin'dle '60-:andga sleevesprojection361jis formedion thersstop-vail ve casing '162 which-,fits into the :passage 52. :Ports63ane provided through the sleeve 61 toiadniitzsteamto sthesuplply chamber 51 when the :stop valve is :open and other sports 64iextend through said sleeve .61 controlled :by ;:the regulating-valve 58 for admitting: steam nfromschamber 5lstocthe passage 52. ilit will be evident vthat kthe stopvalve 5.9v :wil-l be'iopensto va :certain extent before ithe ports 64 areuncovered by. ithe regulatingazalmet58. i v 1 "WhatIclaim:as'my:icnventionandidesire to secure by Letters 'fRatent (of the alilnited Statesisa; Y a

:1. fluid pressure motor-flare combination with ,;reciproc'atory @Clibafilfi and 3 distributing .avralves .and a .casing for :said

two achambers each :o'f which "receives one ;of the aforesaid \vallves, said. partition lhaving foirmedf-it'herethrough main inlet iports,.aauxiliiary ports entering. the idistributingevalve chamber at the extreme :opposit ends :thereof and intermediate ports :entering. said chamber between said auxiliary. ports, :all said ponts'ibeing. .50 disposed in srelationto the distributing-valve and being controlled y t u ff lve sa t-Off v l ing a' grooves in- -its face' adapted to provide communication between said auxiliary ports and intermediate ports in pairs, that said auxiliary ports serve alternately for inlet and exhaust of the motive fluid to and from the distributing-valve chamber.

2. In a fluid pressure motor, the combination with reciprocatory cut-off and distributing valves and a casing for said valves, of a partition dividing said casing into two chambers each of which receives one of the aforesaid valves, said partition having formed therethrough main inlet ports, two pairs of auxiliary ports, one of each pair entering the distributing-valve chamber at extreme opposite ends thereof, and two pairs of intermediate ports entering said chamber between said auxiliary ports, all of said ports being so disposed in relation to the distributing-valve and being controlled by the cut-off valve, said cut-ofl valve hav- .ing grooves adapted to afford communication between said auxiliary and intermediate ports in pairs, that certain of said auxil- 65 iary ports serve alternately for inlet and exvvialvesmf.apartitirondividing saidiea'singzin'to lhaustl of the sIIlOlQlVBiflllldfil-ZO- vand .ttromrthe distributing valve 1 chamber and others yof said iports'insu're a constant pressuremf m0: .tiveifluid 'insaid chamber to smairntainsteady action of the valve therein. 7

'3. in :a fluid pressure rmotor,.ithe combination with reciprocatory ont-off andvdistributing valves and :a casing for said valves, of :a partition dividing Isaid reasing into two chambersteach' of avlhich receives loneiof the aforesaid valves sa'i'd partition :havin'g formed therethrough :main "inlet ports, auxiliary ports entering fthezidistribu'tingvalve chamber at the extreme oppositewends thereof and intermediate ports en'teringsaid chamber ib'etween :said auxiliary- :ports, :all said ports being -s0 :disposed in arelation.ito the distributing-valve and 'being controlled by the cut-off valve, said cut-'ofi valve having 'grooves in its "face adapted toprovide communication between iStlllCl auxiliary ports and intermediate p or ts-in pairs, that said auxiliaryjports serve alternately for i-rilet an'd e'x haust of "the motiveifiuidjto and from the (:lis'tributing valve chamber, and presa sure relief means in the cut-io'fi' valve chamber comprising a gspr'ing presse'd; piston act'- ing on theexterior face of the valve.

' 4. In a fluid pressure motor the combination with *reciprocato'ry cu't-fo'fl and distrib-- 'uting valves and "acajs'ing for said valves, one partition dividing said casing into-" two chambers, each of which receives one of the aforesaid -va l-vefs, said partitionhaving formedtherethroughmain inlet ports, auxiliary ports entering the distributing-valve chamber near opposite ends c thereof and intermediate ports -betweensaid auxiliary ports, 'all said porits -bein'g so :disposed in re 'latfion "to the distributing-valve, end being controlled by the "cutoff valve 'said :cut-"ofi.

valve having grooves in its face adapted to provide communication between said 'auxiliaryand intermediate ports in pairs, that a constant fluid pressure is maintained in the distributing-valve chamber to insure steady action of the valve therein and cut-off control means in the cut-off valve chamber comprising a rotatable piston bearing on the exterior of the valve and having ports adapted after cut-ofl has taken place to communicate through grooves and ports in the cut-oil valve withthe main inlet ports.

5. In a fluid pressure motor, the combination with reciprocatory cut-ofl and dis- 1 tributing valves and a casing for said valves, of a partition dividing said easing into two chambers each of which receives one of the aforesaid valves, said partition having formed therethrough main inlet ports, two pairs of auxiliary ports, one of each pair entering the distributing-valve chamber at extreme opposite ends thereof. and two pairs of intermediate ports entering said cham ber between said auxiliary ports, all of said i ports'bein'g so disposedin relation to the distributing-valve and being controlled by the cut-ofl valve, said cut-ofl valve having grooves adapted to afford communication between said auxiliary and intermediate ports in pairs, that certain of said auxiliary ports serve alternately for inlet and exhaust tion with reciprocating cut-ofl' and distributing valves and a casing for said valves, of a partition dividing said casing intoti'vo chambers-1n one of which is located the distributing valve and in the other of which is locatedrthecut-oflt' valve, said partition having 'throughgoing main inletports to the distributing. valve chamber, and com binedypressure *relief and cut-ofi control means in the cut ofi valve chamber .actingon the rear face ofv the: valve andcomprising a rotatablespring pressed piston havingports' adapted after cut-off has taken place to comniunicate through grooves and portsiin ,the cutofl' valve with the main inlet ports aforesai a g .e 7. In a fluid pressuremotor the combination with reciprocating cut-ofl-and distributing valvesand a casing. for said valves, of a, partition dividingsaid casing into ,two chambers, in one of which is' located Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing Washington, 110.

the distributing valve and in the other of which is located the cut-01f valve,-said partition having throughgoingports-to the distributing-valve chamber and a fluid supply port: to the cut-ofl' valve, a pressure fluid supplygchamber. inv direct communication with the cut-ofl valve chamber and. with said supply port to saidcut-ofi valve, an adjustable regulating-valvein said fluid supply port to the cut-ofl valve and a stopvalve controlling: the supply of-fluid to said pressure fluid supply chamber acting in conjunction with said regulating-valve whereby the former valve is; opened before opening ofthe latter valve can beieflected.

I 8. In a fluid pressure motor the combination with a reciprocating grooved cut-off valve,'a'distributingevalveand a casing for said valves," of a'partition dividing said casing'into'two chambers each of which receives one of the aforesaid valves, said partition having-formed therethrough maininlet ports, auxiliary inlet and exhaust ports, and intermediate ports'adapted by means of grooves'in' the cut-01f valve to be coupled in pairs with said auxiliary ports, a fluid.

supply port to thecut-ofl valve, combined pressure. relief and cut-off control means in the cut-off chamber acting onthe rear face of. the valve and-adapted after cut-off has taken 5 place to afford. communication through the cut-ofl' valve between; the cutoff valve chamber and the main inlet ports, a pressure fluidisupply chamber in direct communication. with .the cut-off valve chamber and an adjustable regulating valve in the aforesaid supply port to the cutoff valve.

In witness whereof I have signed this specification. .7 I

THOMAS win'rnn NIoiIoL's the Commissioner of Patents, 

